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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023098298 · 9/8/2023 · Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Location
244 Needy Road, MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, 25405
NAICS
922190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a shear machine to destroy weapons when their right hand was pinned in the machine resulting in amputation of their right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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